COLLECTION NAME:
David Rumsey Historical Map Collection
Record
Short Title:
Map of the United States, 1852
Obj Height cm:
60
Obj Width cm:
78
Scale 1:
7,600,000
Note:
Similar to the 1851 issue by Case Tiffany that appeared in Croom's Pictorial History of the United States, here with the addition of twelve portraits of U.S. Presidents in the border. Probably issued by Wentworth as a separate. Map is in full color by state. With an oval portrait of George Washington under the title and a view of the "Capital at Washington" in the Gulf of Mexico. Includes explanatory key to Capital towns, towns, missionaries, forts, canals, military posts, mines, and railroads. Relief shown by hachures.
Reference:
Wheat 768
Full Title:
Map of the United States. Published By Horace Wentworth, 86 Washington Str. Boston. 1852.
List No:
3928.000
Series No:
1
Pub Date:
1852
Pub Title:
Map of the United States. Published By Horace Wentworth, 86 Washington Str. Boston. 1852.
Pub Reference:
Wheat 768
Pub Note:
Similar to the 1851 issue by Case Tiffany that appeared in Croom's Pictorial History of the United States, here with the addition of twelve portraits of U.S. Presidents in the border. Probably issued by Wentworth as a separate. Full color.
Pub List No:
3928.000
Pub Height cm:
60
Pub Width cm:
78
Image No:
3928000
Publisher Location:
Boston
Publisher:
Horace Wentworth
Type:
Separate Map
Country:
United States
Publication Author:
Wentworth, Horace
Publication Author:
(Case Tiffany)
Pub Type:
Separate Map
Author:
Wentworth, Horace
Author:
(Case Tiffany
Date:
1852
Map of the United States, 1852
